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Set list
Nov 30, 2020 22:58:11 GMT
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Post by madturk on Nov 30, 2020 22:58:11 GMT
With the passage of time, I am seeing things very differently. I had probably commented about the setlist. But now I take the view that Quo only do what lots of other bands do. ZZ Top have a fairly consistent setlist. I saw them last year at Wembley, and I got what I went for. All the hits.
I don’t know what Lynyrd Skynyrd’s set list is. But I could probably have a look over their back catalogue and make a good guess. Same with Kiss.
As far as replacement band members go. I’m not bothered. Quo are just doing the same as Uriah Heep etc etc.
It’s the songs that matter. Because although Spud is my favourite Quo drummer, I would not have 100% confidence in him if he rejoined Quo full time. Drums is a hard instrument to maintain a high standard at when you are in your 70s. That’s why Bill Ward didn’t tour with Sabbath. Ozzy said they did a rehearsal with Bill and he had post it notes all over the place to remind him. So they replaced him with a young guy. No disrespect to Spud. Leon Cave is at the top of his game. Roger Glover once said of Ritchie Blackmore that no band member is bigger than the band.
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Post by matt on Dec 1, 2020 10:54:25 GMT
Although we've discussed this over and over, the setlist isn't an issue for me as I don't go and with the band anymore.
However the setlist is usually comprised of around 40% album tracks (little Lady, backwater, hold you back, Softer Ride etc) I think its the lack of rotation of those songs that's frustrating.
No one goes to see Quo play The Oriental. Half the set could have changed on a regular basis.
But that ship sailed back in around 1998
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Post by twentytwenty on Dec 1, 2020 11:31:03 GMT
Although we've discussed this over and over, the setlist isn't an issue for me as I don't go and with the band anymore. However the setlist is usually comprised of around 40% album tracks (little Lady, backwater, hold you back, Softer Ride etc) I think its the lack of rotation of those songs that's frustrating. No one goes to see Quo play The Oriental. Half the set could have changed on a regular basis. But that ship sailed back in around 1998 Could it have been Jeff that wanted a bit more rotation? It feels like just as you say; the setlist rotation went down some gears when he left the band.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 1, 2020 11:36:53 GMT
With the passage of time, I am seeing things very differently. I had probably commented about the setlist. But now I take the view that Quo only do what lots of other bands do. ZZ Top have a fairly consistent setlist. I saw them last year at Wembley, and I got what I went for. All the hits. I don’t know what Lynyrd Skynyrd’s set list is. But I could probably have a look over their back catalogue and make a good guess. Same with Kiss. As far as replacement band members go. I’m not bothered. Quo are just doing the same as Uriah Heep etc etc. It’s the songs that matter. Because although Spud is my favourite Quo drummer, I would not have 100% confidence in him if he rejoined Quo full time. Drums is a hard instrument to maintain a high standard at when you are in your 70s. That’s why Bill Ward didn’t tour with Sabbath. Ozzy said they did a rehearsal with Bill and he had post it notes all over the place to remind him. So they replaced him with a young guy. No disrespect to Spud. Leon Cave is at the top of his game. Roger Glover once said of Ritchie Blackmore that no band member is bigger than the band.Unless it's Ritchie in Rainbow or Francis in Quo to name but two.
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Post by matt on Dec 1, 2020 14:34:40 GMT
1994-1996 saw the biggest overhauls, as I remember. Then also 2008 Pictures. I think I stopped at that tour till the FF tours
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Post by 4th Chord on Dec 1, 2020 14:38:16 GMT
With the passage of time, I am seeing things very differently. I had probably commented about the setlist. But now I take the view that Quo only do what lots of other bands do. ZZ Top have a fairly consistent setlist. I saw them last year at Wembley, and I got what I went for. All the hits. I don’t know what Lynyrd Skynyrd’s set list is. But I could probably have a look over their back catalogue and make a good guess. Same with Kiss. As far as replacement band members go. I’m not bothered. Quo are just doing the same as Uriah Heep etc etc. It’s the songs that matter. Because although Spud is my favourite Quo drummer, I would not have 100% confidence in him if he rejoined Quo full time. Drums is a hard instrument to maintain a high standard at when you are in your 70s. That’s why Bill Ward didn’t tour with Sabbath. Ozzy said they did a rehearsal with Bill and he had post it notes all over the place to remind him. So they replaced him with a young guy. No disrespect to Spud. Leon Cave is at the top of his game. Roger Glover once said of Ritchie Blackmore that no band member is bigger than the band.Unless it's Ritchie in Rainbow or Francis in Quo to name but two. Or Maurizio Bassi in Baltimora.
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Post by railroad007 on Dec 1, 2020 14:42:37 GMT
Or London Symphony, the band couldn't do without her.
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Post by dennis on Dec 3, 2020 20:32:51 GMT
re to opening post: yes it's the songs, but even more than that imo it's the sound. I'm not precious about who's playing what instrument or singing whatever song, it's how they do it that counts for me. I didn't stop going to see Quo for any other reason than that they didn't sound sufficiently like Quo - to my ears, at least.
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